Category: Events and Recreation

Dr. Tania Betancourt, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Texas State University, will discuss applying for funding for, and directing, a large research center at a workshop at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 in 262 Rhatigan Student Center, Herrman Room or virtually via Teams.

Specifically, Dr. Betancourt will discuss the National Science Foundation’s Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) program as an example of a large research center.

Dr. Betancourt is a faculty member of the Materials Science, Engineering and Commercialization Program, and director of the NSF PREM Center for Intelligent Materials Assembly at Texas State. There will be opportunities for questions with WSU researchers at this hybrid session.

For more information or to receive a link to the virtual workshop, contact funding@wichita.edu. You may also register directly on myTraining through myWSU. 

Dr. Betancourt is also presenting a chemistry seminar, “Pulsatile Drug Delivery via Photothermal Modulation of Dynamic Covalent Poly(ethylene glycol)/PEDOT Hydrogels,” as part of WSU’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry colloquium series at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 in 224 McKinley Hall. She will also participate in a discussion of Latin-X and Women in STEM from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 in 261 RSC, Olive Room. RSVP to carol.mccall@wichita.edu if you plan to attend.

Faculty and staff are invited to attend an Implicit Bias Session with speaker Crystal U. Davis — a dancer, movement analyst and critical race theorist whose current research explores implicit bias in dance through a critical theory lens — There will be two sessions to choose from, at noon Tuesday, Feb. 20 or 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 23 both in 233 Rhatigan Student Center, Santa Fe Trail Room.

The work of Davis, CLMA, has been renowned by a broad community of adjudicators and audiences from Donald McKayle to the royal family of Jodhpur, India.

Lunch will be provided for attendees on Tuesday, and a continental breakfast will be served at the Friday event. Be sure to register ahead of time as space is limited.

The session is coordinated by the Campus Climate Committee and sponsored by Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and the College of Fine Arts.

Share the love at the Rhatigan Student Center (RSC). Swing by starting at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 on the first floor of the RSC to grab some Valentine’s Day goodies to share the next day with family, a friend, loved one or yourself.

While supplies last. Sponsored by the RSC and WSU Dining.

Play games and win awesome prizes like a laptop computer, coffee maker, microwave and more at the Student Activities Council (SAC) casino night set from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 on the first floor of the Rhatigan Student Center.

Enjoy a full line up of games like blackjack, poker, roulette and slots. Anyone can play, but only students can win prizes.

Shockers After Dark features silent headphone disco from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 on the second floor of the Rhatigan Student Center.

Two DJs will mix music as you switch between songs using provided headphones. The dance party will have additional activities like an arcade, bingo, karaoke, bowling and billiards. And take a break at the nugget and fry bar.

Prize Drawings will be held throughout the evening and Shockers can win an iPad, Beats Headphones and VR Headset.

Shockers After Dark is coordinated by Student Engagement, Advocacy & Leadership (SEAL) with the support from Student Affairs.

The University Police Department is offering active threat and medical training from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21 in 261 Rhatigan Student Center, Olive Room.

This training is open to anyone who wishes to attend at no charge. It is comprised of a PowerPoint lecture and a hands-on skill lab.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is excited to invite faculty and staff to attend its open-house ceremony to celebrate the successful NSF-MRI award, which allowed for the acquisition and installation of its new 500 MHz Bruker AVANCE NEO Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) instrument. The event will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 on the first floor of McKinley Hall outside of room 115, NMR Facility.

The event is open to the public and will include:

• Instrument demonstration by Dr. Dustin Nevonen, instrumentation manager
• Poster presentations involving the new NMR
• Magnet activities for all ages hosted by Moriah Beck
• Staff meet-and-greet

There will be food provided. For questions about the event, contact either Dr. Nevonen at dustin.nevonen@wichita.edu or Bann at jim.bann@wichita.edu.

The Office of Strategic Communications will offer headshot photos to WSU faculty and staff at no additional charge. These opportunities are quick and walk-in only without needing to schedule an appointment.

The next headshot photo event is from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 in 142 Rhatigan Student Center, Harvest Room.

Additional dates will be announced in the future.

Meet the Society of Public Historians for its first monthly meeting of the semester at noon Thursday, Feb. 15 in the Fiske Hall lobby.

Members will discuss the Spring Walking Tour as well as other upcoming plans for the club and hopes to see the campus community at the meeting.

WSU Math Circle kicks off its meetings for the spring semester at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11 in 372 Jabara Hall with a presentation from Dr. Robert Fraser, assistant professor of math, for middle school students.

Math Circles are education enrichment and outreach groups that bring mathematicians and mathematical scientists into direct contact with pre-college students. These students meet with math professionals in an informal setting, after school or on weekends, to work on interesting problems or topics in mathematics. The goal is to get the students excited and passionate about mathematics.

Middle school students should bring a completed registration and consent form from the Math Circle website.